Band 5 Speech and Language Therapist - ICSS

Are you a Speech and Language therapist looking for a new challenge? We are looking for a motivated, dynamic Band 5 SALT to join our South Gloucestershire team.

Our clinical teams are required to work a range of shifts over 7 days between 8am-4pm. A driving licence and access to your own transport is required.

About the Stroke programme across our region:

Across Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire, health, care and voluntary sector partners are working together to improve services for people affected by stroke. This includes work to improve the prevention of stroke, as well as to provide the best possible stroke emergency care, rehabilitation and care at home once individuals are discharged from hospital. Our vision is to provide seamless, multidisciplinary care, so local people have the best opportunity to survive and thrive after stroke.

About the team

ICSS at Home aims to reduce the length of time that people are in hospital by providing high quality home-based rehabilitation, helping individuals achieve their personal goals. We also provide advice and support to reduce the likelihood of further strokes and help people live well as they recover.

The care is provided by a multi-disciplinary team . Our team support people from the day they are discharged from hospital or a rehabilitation unit. This includes personal care and meal preparation, working side by side with voluntary sector keyworkers to support service users in the best way possible., As aBand 5 Speech and Language Therapist in our ICSS you will:

• Provide specialist speech and language therapy assessment, diagnosis and treatment to adults with communication and swallowing problems within the adult SLT service and stroke team


• Work independently with the support and supervision of clinical lead


• Work in patients homes and community


• Work with members of the multidisciplinary stroke team, including nursing, therapists, and assistant staff


• Be involved in ongoing training to the multidisciplinary team.


• Be part of a wider network of SLTs in Sirona including peer supervision and support


• Receive clinical and operational leadership from the Clinical Specialist SLT for stroke
  
  We are Sirona care & health, a Community Interest Company committed to providing local communities with a range of high-quality specialist healthcare services across Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire. For us, it's about the personal approach; we take pride in what we do and deliver the high standard of care we would expect for ourselves and our families.


At Sirona, we continue to build an inclusive culture that encourages, supports, and celebrates the diverse voices of colleagues, people and communities. We welcome applications from all who feel they have the skills and attributes to make a real difference.

We offer NHS Agenda for Change Salary, Terms and Conditions and the NHS pension scheme plus much more!Please see the benefits leaflet attached to this advert for details.

We offer NHS Agenda for Change (AfC) salary including annual leave supplement, Stakeholder pension, a range of health and wellbeing incentives, high street discounts, plus much more!